I woke up around 8:30am and took a hot shower, I wrapped myself in a fluffy towel and went into my closet

I got dressed in a black hoodie with some shorts and my white jordans. I put my hair in a bun and went downstairs

I knew they already left so I just ate my breakfast and continued watching Alchemy of souls, this has got to be my favorite series yet

I received a call on my burner phone and I sighed in irritation. Why does this idiot keep interrupting my show?!

"Yes shadow?" I said and I heard him chuckle

"Eager to talk to me I see" he said and I could almost hear the smirk in his voice

"Why did you call me?" I asked in a bored tone

"Are you set for tonight?" He asked

"Yes I am"

"Come to the safehouse by seven, also get your own mask because I won't be giving you anything" he said and hung up

Well that was rude

I sighed knowing I have to go now. I took my bike and went to the base, I didn't see Enzo around so I went to his office

"Hey" I said as I barged in

"You almost gave me a heart attack. When will you learn how to start knocking, I could have been with a girl in here" he whined and I let out a loud laugh

"Anywho thank God you're here early. I just wanted to make sure you have everything covered, I also got you a mask for the party. Also please help me with some paperwork" he said and eagerly handed me some papers and a coffee

We worked in silence for some hours until he sent me to the weapons room. I went to the secret compartment where I keep my weapons and took out my special dagger and gun

They're special in the sense that I got them after my initiation into the mafia. They were made by the best weapons man in the mafia, special bullets in the gun and a poison coated dagger

What else could I possibly need for this mission?

I went back to Enzo's office and showed him the weapons with a grin on my face

"I've got everything. You need anything else?" I asked him

"Yes, I need you to stay here with me, leave the work for now and let's have fun like the old times" he said and brought a bucket of ice cream

"You're on" I said with a chuckle and we started playing chess while munching on some chips and the ice cream

We played five rounds and I won all and he cursed at me repeatedly in frustration

"You cheated!" He exclaimed

"I did not, you're just bad at it" I said with an eye roll

"Okay I think you should get some rest before the mission. Don't want you falling asleep on a mission" he said with a teasing smirk

"That was one time!" I yelled in defense and he laughed, shooing me away

I went to my room in the base and decided to call Tony

"Yes bambina do you need something? Are you hurt? Do you need us to come home?" He asked immediately he picked up

"Tony I'm fine, no I do not need you guys to come back home. I just called to tell you that I'm not home coz something important came up" I explained

"Are you crazy bambina? Why would you leave the house without telling any of us first?" He asked

"You guys weren't home" I justified

"That's why you have a phone. Why didn't you call us first?"

"I'm talking to you now right?"

"That's not the point, just don't do that again. I expect you home by dinner time" he said and I sighed, not knowing how to tell him

"Well about that, I don't think I can make it for dinner I'm sorry. I will try my best to be back as soon as I can though" I rushed out

"Where exactly are you and what's so important that you left home without telling someone?" He inquired

"Tony I can't answer your questions right now but I can assure you that I'll be back as soon as I can" I said hoping and praying that he would just agree

"You will be the death of me" I heard him sigh and I took that as my answer

"I love you" I said with a small smile on my face

"I love you too bambina. Be safe out there, if something comes up tell me and I'll come get you from wherever you are" he said

"Okay thank you. Bye!" I said and hung up

It was just 4:30pm so I had enough time to take a nap before getting ready. I set my alarm for 5:00 because I need enough time to get ready. I got on my bed and drifted off

~~~~~ "WAKE UP YOU IDIOT YOU OVERSLEPT!" Someone screamed in my ear and I screamed. I jolted up and looked at the time. Shit, it's 6:30pm I have just thirty minutes to get ready

I got up from the bed quickly but the sheets got wrapped around my ankle and I fell face first on the ground. I groaned in pain, rubbing my nose when I heard laughter from above me, I looked up to see Enzo laughing his heart out like it was funny

I rolled my eyes and got up, he immediately stopped laughing when he saw my face. I touched my face and he immediately rushed to me

He wrapped his hand around the back of my neck and brought me close, he touched my nose and I winched

I saw blood on his hand and I groaned, why did I have to get a bloody nose today

"Shit I'll get some ice wait right here" he panicked and ran out

I can't wait for that, I'll be late. I ran to the bathroom and washed my bloody nose. I took a quick shower, put on some moisturizers, I did some light makeup even though my face would be covered

After I finished my makeup, I looked at the time and saw that it was already 7pm. I shrugged, the party doesn't start till 8 anyway

I wore my black gown, it was a strapless gown with a deep neck line, exposing my cleavage. It had a slit leading to the root of my thigh. I hid my weapons in my body

I went down and saw Enzo seated and glaring at me

"Why didn't you wait like I asked you to?" He asked coldly as his glare intensified

"There wasn't enough time. I was supposed to meet shadow at 7pm" I explained

"What the fuck are you saying? Is this goddamn mission more important than taking care of yourself?!" He snapped

"Sorry" I apologized

His eyes softened and he hugged me tight, kissing my forehead repeatedly

"I'm sorry I'm just worried because you don't take care of yourself. I won't be able to handle it if something happens to you" he said

"I promise to take care of myself but I have to go now" I said

"Bye!" I said, I put on my party mask and left for the safehouse.

When I got there, I rang the bell and after some time, the door opened to reveal shadow wearing a shiny black tuxedo with three buttons open, revealing his toned hard chest

I looked at his face to see it also covered with a party mask as well that was black like mine

Shadow's pov- I told that stupid girl to be here by 7pm but it's almost eight. One thing I hate is when people aren't punctual

The bell rang and I opened it to see Ace, I will admit she looks amazing but I won't let her get away with wasting my time

"Why the fuck are you late. I told you to be here at exactly 7pm!" I sneered at her and she stared at me with those bored eyes

"I overslept sorry" she said and walked into my house like she owns it.

She sat and crossed her long legs, exposing some skin in the process. I looked away from her legs and glared at her

"You had a mission and you overslept? Are you mad?!" I growled at her in anger

"We should probably go now" she said and walked out the house. It took everything in me to not break her jaw

Gabriella's pov- We pulled up at a really big mansion, it wasn't as big as ours but big anyway. Shadow got out and opened my door, he held his hand out for me and I took it

We walked in and we were approached by the English Don

"Hello how are you? I hope you enjoy the party" he said with a mischievous glint in his eyes

"Why hello, I must say this is a magnificent party" I said in a british accent

"Thank you, may I ask what are your names?" He asked as he rubbed his hands together

Now that I think about it, he is quite stupid for throwing a party without even checking who was gonna attend. Any stranger can just waltz into the party, having tight security isn't enough

"I am Alexander Lombardi and this is my wife Alessia Lombardi" Shadow said with a thick spanish accent. Damn

"Welcome to the party" he said with a smile and went to greet other guests

While studying the people at the party, I felt a hand snake around my waist and I turned to see shadow already looking at me. He motioned with his head to the dance floor and I nodded

We took our spot on the dance floor and our bodies moved to the rhythm of the song, his arms secured around my waist and I wrapped mine around his neck.

He leaned down and dug his head into my neck, causing me to draw in a sharp breath

"He'll be leaving soon. Keep your eyes on him" he whispered in my ear

He raised his head and looked at me with a sharp gaze, from the corner of my eyes I could see the Don making his way upstairs with a few men surrounding him

"Come on" shadow said and tightened his grip on my waist while we strolled to the bar

"Can you act?" He asked all of a sudden

"Yes" I responded and he smirked

"Act in pain. Go along with whatever I say" he said and held me close to him while I pretended to double over in pain. We moved towards the stairs and a guard stopped us

"You can't go here. It's a private area" the guard said stiffly as he eyed us

"The host told us to come through, my wife is in pain. She's two months pregnant and I think she had something she wasn't supposed to.

I can call him so he can confirm it but just know that for stopping us you will be severely punished, you might even lose your job" shadow said softly but you could hear the threat behind his words

I pretended to lose consciousness when I saw the guard still refused to let us in. Shadow held into me tighter to support me

"You better let us through or I swear if anything happens to my wife I will personally cut your head off" shadow said in a hard tone

"I'm very sorry. Please don't tell me boss, I'll let you through" the guard said and I felt shadow lift me up in his arms

He carried me for some time before he gently put me down and we took out our weapons

"Your men ready with the petrol?" I asked and he nodded.

We saw some guards and hid behind a wall. I put the silencer on my gun and shot the nearest man in the head

Shadow held him before he could fall so he wouldn't attract the attention of the others, he dragged him and hid his body behind a wall

We heard some footsteps and from the sound of it, I could make out that it was a total of ten men around us

I held my hand up and signed for shadow to wait when I saw him about walk up to them. I peeked and saw the shadow of man walking towards us, I shot in the heart and he dropped on the floor

"What the fuck was that?" We heard a panicked voice say and shadow glared at me and I shrugged

The guards came at us in full speed. I grabbed my dagger and stabbed the first one in the head, I pulled it out and stabbed another in the stomach

Third person's pov- Both Shadow and Ace were like killing machines, they slaughtered each guard with ease without breaking a sweat

A man sneaked up behind Ace while she was busy fighting a man and raised a knife but before he could bring it down, shadow slit his throat harshly and he dropped with a thud

Ace's eyes met his and she nodded in gratitude and continued slaughtering the men.

They cleared all the guards around the hallway and moved to his office. There five more guards were seen guarding the door

They shot them in the heads and shadow kicked the door open. There they could see Franklin (mafia Don) hiding behind his chair

They walked in and before he could make a move to run, Ace grabbed him. Shadow tapped on his earpiece and a large tube was thrown into the office through the window which immediately began spilling petrol everywhere

Franklin struggled in Ace's grip and she stabbed him with her special dagger. The poison was meant to take effect in ten minutes

The poison was one that would melt his inner organs which would leave him in extreme agony. While he was burning on the outside he would also be burning on the inside

Shadow took hold of him and beat him repeatedly, he stumped on his dick repeatedly and Franklin screamed, Ace took the tube and made sure to spill enough petrol on him

"P-please d-don't k-kill m-me. I'll g-give you w-whatever y-you w-ant" Franklin pleaded with the two monsters Infront of him

"I'm afraid we can't do that Franklin" Shadow said with a lazy smirk on his face

"Who a-re y-you?" Franklin asked

"Let's play a game. I am anywhere at anytime, I follow you wherever you go. I associate with the darkness. Who. Am. I?" Shadow asked him and after some time Franklin's eyes widened in feat

"S-s-shadow!" He screeched and tried to move away from him

"Please save me from him. He will kill me!" Franklin said to Ace who let out a cold chuckle and stared at him in the eyes

"What do you think I'm going to do?" She asked in amusement

"Why aren't you scared of him?" Franklin asked, she was just a girl and was standing so close to one of the most dangerous people on earth

"Because I am the one person that he cannot kill" she said and shadow rolled his eyes

He hated to admit it but she was right. Neither of them could kill each other, they had been so close to it before but they'd only end up badly injured

Shadow walked over to the window and gave his men some instructions. Meanwhile none of them noticed Franklin sneakily pulling out his gun and pointed it at Ace.

The poison had started to take effect and he knew that his time was near but he was determined to bring one of them with him. So he used his last strength and pulled the trigger

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